Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy

Refer-to-Pharmacy is the first fully integrated hospital to community pharmacy referral system. This article explains the importance of these referrals for patients and health economies to improve medicines optimisation, and how Refer-to-Pharmacy works in both hospital and community pharmacies.

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Main Author: Alistair Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Pharmacy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/3/4/364
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spelling doaj-2d4cbf451f8641bda97049016055f8252020-11-24T23:36:28ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872015-12-013436437110.3390/pharmacy3040364pharmacy3040364Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for PharmacyAlistair Gray0Clinical Services Lead Pharmacist, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 3HH, UKRefer-to-Pharmacy is the first fully integrated hospital to community pharmacy referral system. This article explains the importance of these referrals for patients and health economies to improve medicines optimisation, and how Refer-to-Pharmacy works in both hospital and community pharmacies.http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/3/4/364Medicines optimisationtransfer of carereferralhospital pharmacycommunity pharmacynew medicine servicemedicines use reviewmedicines wastere-admissionmedicines adherence
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Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Medicines optimisation
transfer of care
referral
hospital pharmacy
community pharmacy
new medicine service
medicines use review
medicines waste
re-admission
medicines adherence
author_facet Alistair Gray
author_sort Alistair Gray
title Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy
title_short Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy
title_full Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy
title_fullStr Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy
title_full_unstemmed Refer-To-Pharmacy: Pharmacy for the Next Generation Now! A Short Communication for Pharmacy
title_sort refer-to-pharmacy: pharmacy for the next generation now! a short communication for pharmacy
publisher MDPI AG
series Pharmacy
issn 2226-4787
publishDate 2015-12-01
description Refer-to-Pharmacy is the first fully integrated hospital to community pharmacy referral system. This article explains the importance of these referrals for patients and health economies to improve medicines optimisation, and how Refer-to-Pharmacy works in both hospital and community pharmacies.
topic Medicines optimisation
transfer of care
referral
hospital pharmacy
community pharmacy
new medicine service
medicines use review
medicines waste
re-admission
medicines adherence
url http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/3/4/364
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